Operating Room (OR) Attendant Job at Sentara Health, Norfolk, VA

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  • Sentara Health
  • Norfolk, VA

Job Description

Department and Name: Anesthesia- Norfolk General Hospital

Physical Location: Norfolk, VA

Location Type: On-Site

Employment Status: Regular-Full time

Shift: First (Days)

Posted Date: March 30, 2026

Job Overview

Sentara is hiring a Operating Room Attendant at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, in Norfolk, Virginia.

Shift: 700am-330pm M-F

Overview

The Operating Room (OR) Attendant supports professional staff in caring for the surgical patient. This support is met through the transportation of patients from inpatient/emergency room/ICU departments to the pre-op holding area. In addition to the transportation of patients, the OR attendant is responsible for the cleaning of the operating room suites between surgical procedures. OR Attendants will support anesthesia staff both in the operating room setting as well as ancillary departments by ensuring adequate stocking of anesthesia supplies in medication carts, the cleaning of anesthesia machines, and the transportation of anesthesia machines and carts. OR attendants will be asked to transport specimens and blood products to and from the lab as well as ensure proper stocking of various formalin containers used for specimen handling and transport. The OR attendant will assist in the positioning of surgical patients with the guidance of professional OR staff. The OR attendant will help prepare the operating room suite by the opening of sterile supplies onto the sterile field and ensuring the proper equipment is available in the room for the surgical procedure.

Education

  • HSD/GED Degree REQUIRED

Certification/Licensure

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within 90-days of hire

Experience

  • Prior Environmental Services, or Operating Room experience PREFERRED

KEYWORDS: Talroo – Allied Health. CST. Surg Tech. Surgical Tech. Surgical Technician. Operation Room Tech. Scrub Tech. Scrub. Surgical. OR Tech. Surgical Technologist. NBSTSA. NCCT. Certified Surg Tech. Certified Surgical Tech. Certified Surgical Technologist. Operating Room. Environmental Services. OR Attendant. OR Associate. Operating Room Associate.

About Us

Sentara Health, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system, celebrates more than 135 years in pursuit of its mission – “we improve health every day.” Sentara is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and among the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country, with 34,000 employees, 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina including 10 hospitals with the prestigious Magnet recognition, and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves more than 1 million members in Virginia and Florida. Sentara is recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety, and is strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary health care experience for our patients and members. Sentara was named a Health Quality Innovator of the Year (2024), was recognized by Forbes as “America’s Best-In-State Employer” (2024), “Best Employer for Veterans” (2022, 2023), and “Best Employer for Women” (2020), and named to IBM Watson Health’s “Top 15 Health Systems” (2021, 2018).

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Job Tags

Full time, Shift work

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